to duck

To move quickly to avoid being hit

To lower your body quickly by bending your knees to avoid being seen or hit

To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems

To be or put something in an upright position

A task that is very easy to do

A question people ask to show the answer is clearly yes

Have a first success after trying and failing

A situation when you must give full effort or you get nothing

To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do

To lower your body quickly by bending your knees to avoid being seen or hit

To give food to ducks at a park or pond for fun

To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away

To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems

An elected leader still in office who has lost real power

Something that others can harm or take advantage of

An outdoor activity where people shoot ducks for food or sport

A person or thing sure to fail

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

A water bird like a mallard that lives in lakes and rivers and is not kept by people

A person who hunts ducks for sport or food

Having a beak or snout like a duck's

A brightly colored North American duck that nests in tree holes near water

A mammal from Australia that lays eggs and has a duck-like bill and webbed feet

A small brightly colored duck from East Asia often kept by people

A dark brown duck found in eastern North America

A large duck from Central and South America kept for meat and eggs

A large plant-eating dinosaur with a long, flat beak like a duck

A duck that lives and feeds in muddy water

A small duck with a reddish-brown body and a stiff tail

A diving duck with a purplish head often seen in lakes

A large diving bird that lives by the sea and dives for food

A large sea duck from northern coasts whose female gives soft down used in quilts and pillows

Small metal balls put in shotgun shells for hunting ducks

A duck that swims underwater to find food, often in lakes or bays

Soft fine feathers from a duck used to fill warm bedding and clothing

A large wild North American duck with a sloping profile and red head prized by hunters for its meat

A diving duck from North America with a blue-grey bill that lives in lakes and near the sea

A fake duck made of wood or plastic that hunters use to attract real ducks

A person who acts in a strange or unusual way

A pink sparkling wine that people make by mixing red and white wines and serve cold

A medium diving bird whose male has a purple head and a blue bill

Being out for zero runs on the first ball a batsman faces in cricket

A duck that feeds by tipping its head into shallow water while its tail stays up

A large diving duck with a crest and a thin hooked bill for catching fish

A funny, scary-looking duck figure used in jokes or shows

A small duck-shaped toy that makes a quacking sound when pressed

A smooth spread made from duck liver, often served on bread

A habit of preferring the first way you learn and resisting later changes

A large wild duck with a crest that people raise for meat and eggs

A duck with a long neck and long thin tail feathers

A colorful North American bird that nests in holes in trees